Will Anderson – sax, guitar, trumpet, harmonica & vocals
Played on “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC, POLKA PARTY! and POODLE HAT. Will joined the band for the Stupid Tour (1985) and also produced much of the music for CBS’ The Weird Al Show.

Danny Brant – guitar
Appeared in the “house band” on CBS’ The Weird Al Show (Because I Said So, episode 3607) and also subbed for Jim on guitar during several dates on the 2000 RWS tour.

Pattie Brooks – vocals
Backups on IN 3-D, and at the Starlight Amphitheater show in Burbank, June, 1984.

Kim Bullard – keyboards
Various keyboards on tracks on EVEN WORSE, UHF, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD and ALPOCALYPSE, and “Headline News”. He’s also seen briefly in the “Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies” video.

Sonny Burke – piano
Tickled the ivories on “This Is The Life”, “Cable TV” and “One Of Those Days”.

Roger Burn – keyboards
Roger subbed for Rubén on “The Night Santa Went Crazy”, performed live on Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular.

Brad Buxer – keyboards
Played on OFF THE DEEP END, programmed the orchestral parts on “Jurassic Park”, and helped assemble “Babalu Music!”. Brad has worked with the biggest names in music, including on Michael Jackson’s last few albums and as his musical director onstage.

Conte Candoli – trumpet
From the Tonight Show Band, Conte backed Al & his band on “Hooked On Polkas” on the Tonight Show, July 25, 1985. (Conte Candoli passed away December 14, 2001)

Wendy Carlos – keyboards
She programmed the music for the PETER AND THE WOLF album. Wendy is a well-known composer and synthesizer pioneer.

Jim Cox – keyboards
Jim used his synth to play a very convincing pedal steel guitar solo on “Good Enough For Now”.

Randy Crenshaw – vocals
on STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD and on “Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me” on ALPOCALYPSE.

Alisa Curran – vocals
Backups on “The Plumbing Song”.

Rick Derringer – guitar & vocals
Producer of the first six albums, and played most of the guitar on “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC. Rick contributed misc guitar work and backing vocals on each album through UHF in 1989. Rick also joined the band live for a few songs at the Bottom Line in New York City in May, 1983.

John Dickson – French horn
Appears on STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD and ALPOCALYPSE.

Monique Donnelly – vocals
on STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD, “Perform This Way” and “Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me” on ALPOCALYPSE, and “Foil” on MANDATORY FUN.

John DuPrez – keyboards
John composed and played synthesizer on most of the score in the UHF movie.

Joe Earley – bass, juice harp & vocals
Joe is a long-time friend of Al’s, playing juice harp and singing a little with Al during the late ’70s. He played bass at the Knott’s Berry Farm show in June, 1981, and sang on the first demo of “I’ll Be Mellow When I’m Dead”.

Bob Ebersole – harmonica
Blues Bob joined the band onstage for “Generic Blues” during several live shows in 1994, including House Of Blues in Hollywood.

Kim Erin – vocals
on STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD.

Tom Evans – saxophone
Some smooth sax on “Your Horoscope For Today” on RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, and “Party At The Leper Colony” and “Genius In France” on POODLE HAT.

Dennis Fetchit – fiddle
Solo on “Good Enough For Now”.

Charles Fleischer – keyboards
He played Buford, leader of the “house band” on CBS’ The Weird Al Show (Because I Said So, episode 3607).

Guy Fletcher – keyboards
Dire Straits’ own keyboardist played on our version of “Money For Nothing”. He recorded his parts in England.

Ben Folds – piano
Ben was guest pianist on “Why Does This Always Happen To Me?” on POODLE HAT, and also played piano live with Al at Summerfest on July 3, 2007.

Pete Gallagher – drums
Also known as “Zuie” in bass player Steve Jay’s project, Pete sat-in for Bermuda on a few shows during the 2003 Poodle Hat tour. (This was the first time 23 years that Bermuda was unable to make a show!)

Gen – specialty vocal
Japanese ranting on “Phony Calls”.

The Glove – D.J.
The Glove – his given name I’m sure – did the scratching in “This Is The Life”.

Wayne Hammerly – keyboards
Appeared in the “house band” on CBS’ The Weird Al Show (Because I Said So, episode 3607).

Barry Hansen – vocals
Where would Weird Al be without him? He’s Dr.Demento, and is wholly responsible for exposing Al to the world. Besides having the foresight to record “Bus” while Al performed it live on the air, the good Doctor contributed backups to the demo of “Happy Birthday”, and on “I Love Rocky Road”.

Gil Hansen – bass & vocals
No relation to Barry, but he filled-in for Steve at Magic Mountain near L.A. in June, 1982.

Taylor Hanson – piano
The man himself played on the Hanson-inspired “If That Isn’t Love” on ALPOCALYPSE.

Mark Harris – bass & vocals
Played the Knott’s Halloween Haunt shows in October, 1981. He and guitarist Tommy Vavrick decided not to stick with Al. Six months later Al recorded his first album, and the rest is history.

Dan Hollombe – vocals
“Damaskas”, well-known for his own parodies on the Dr.Demento Show, sang backup vocals on “Another One Rides The Bus”, and the demos of “Happy Birthday” and “Gotta Boogie”, all of which are on the Placebo ep.

Jake Hooker – vocals
Jake co-wrote “I Love Rock & Roll” (Joan Jett’s hit), and introduced Al to Rick Derringer. He was hanging around during the recording of the first album, so he was recruited to sing and clap.

Robert Irving – keyboards
Played on demo of a proposed theme for the movie “Hot Shots!”

Jon Iverson – guitar & vocals
Recorded “Take Me Down”, Al’s first-ever release on vinyl, and also appeared live with Al at various shows at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Angie Jaree – vocals
on STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD and on “Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me” on ALPOCALYPSE.

Jason & Randy – vocals
Sorry, we forgot the last names of these guys, who sang backups and clapped on the demo of “I Love Rocky Road”.

Miles Jay – bass & vocals
Miles is the oldest son of Steve Jay, and filled-in for his Dad for a week of shows at the Orange County Fair just south of Los Angeles, in July, 2002. Also contributed string bass parts on STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD.

Ronnie Jay – D.J.
Scratching on “Twister”.

Tommy Johnson – tuba
Huffin’ and puffin’ for the polka medlies on POLKA PARTY!, OFF THE DEEP END, ALAPALOOZA, BAD HAIR DAY, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, POODLE HAT and STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD. That’s also him on the tuba solo in “Smells Like Nirvana”, “Spy Hard” and “Polkamon.” Sadly, Tommy passed away in late-2006.

David Joyce – vocals
on STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD and “Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me” on ALPOCALYPSE.

Mike Kieffer – hands
“Musical Mike” of Dr.Demento Show fame has provided hand music for Al’s recordings from the late-seventies through Headline News. Mike has joined Al onstage many times throughout the years, and is seen in the “I Love Rocky Road” and “Headline News” videos.

James King – saxophone
“Sports Song” on MANDATORY FUN.

Mark Knopfler – guitar
Mark recorded the main parts for “Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies” in England, using a rough mix of bass, drums & Jim’s guitar as a guide.

Jay Levey – specialty vocal
Al’s manager gets into the act with the great screams in “Nature Trail To Hell” and “Livin’ In The Fridge”. Jay also sang and clapped on “I Love Rocky Road”, “Wanna B Ur Lovr,” and appeared as Gandhi in the “Gandhi II” commercial from UHF.

John “Juke” Logan – harmonica
Tasty harmonica licks in “Ode To A Superhero.”

Sue Lubin – vocals
Better known to Dementites as Sulu, she provided backing vocals on the first demo of “I’ll Be Mellow When I’m Dead”, and the demo of “Gotta Boogie” on the Placebo ep.

Tom Lyons – glockenspiel
Added just the right touch on “The Night Santa Went Crazy” on the Penn & Teller Sin City Spectacular.

Tress MacNeille – vocals
She sang the Lucy part in “Ricky”, and played the part in the video, too! (Tress performed Ricky onstage with Al a few times, and on NBC TV’s Rock Palace in March, 1984.) Tress also sang “how ya doin’ Bernie?” in “Pretty Fly For A Rabbi”.

Joan Manners – vocals
Sang backing vocals on nearly all the early demos and on “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC. She was Jovial Joan on the Dr.Demento Show.

Ray Manzarek – keyboards
The keyboardist for the legendary Doors lent his talents to “Craigslist”.

Yvette Marie – vocals
Backup vocals at the Starlight Amphitheater show in Burbank, June, 1984. Yvette was one of the Mary Jane Girls.

Cheech Marin – spoken word vocal
He delivered the Spanish welcome (to Enrico’s House Of Salsa) in “Taco Grande”. Cheech, you know, as in Cheech and Chong.

Tim Matta – bass
Recorded “Pacman” (1981) and the demo version of “The Check’s In The Mail” (1982)

Jeff Mayer – bass & vocals
Filled-in for Steve during portions of the ’87 tour opening for the Monkees, and part of the Deep End Tour of 1992. Jeff and Bermuda worked together in a few other groups.

Willie McWilliams – gong
“Big Mac” was the tour bus driver for the 1984 Tour Of The Universe Part 2. He banged a gong onstage at our Burbank show in June, 1984.

Mego – keyboards
Played the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival with tha band in Montreal in July, 1990, just before he started work with Celine Dion.

Eric Miller – handclaps
Eric was the assistant engineer on “Polkamon” and was recruited to clap hands.

Joel Miller – bongos
He backed Al during their college days in the late ’70s, including on “Take Me Down”. Joel played on the demo of “Gotta Boogie” on the Placebo ep, and on “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC and IN 3-D.

Andy Newmark – percussion
Played maracas on “Addicted To Spuds”, on David Brenner’s Night Life TV show. Andy is a well-known studio drummer who has worked with John Lennon and George Harrison.

Joe Nipper – guitar
Played on “Pacman”. Joe led the band Nipper, in which Bill Anderson and Bermuda were members in 1980 & ’81.

Sarah O’Brien – cello
on STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD.

Brian Otto – guitar & vocals
Subbed for Jim West at various shows during the 1996/97 Bad Hair Tour. Brian also appeared in the “house band” on CBS’ The Weird Al Show (Because I Said So, episode 3607), and on Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular, performing “The Night Santa Went Crazy”.

Lisa Popeil – vocals
Backups on IN 3-D, POLKA PARTY!, STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD, “Amish Paradise”, “Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me”, the Nancy Kerrigan scream and vocals on “Headline News”, “Tacky” and some tricky bits on “Hardware Store.” Lisa also joined Al onstage for the Starlight Amphitheater show in Burbank, June, 1984.

Petsye Powell – vocals
Background vocals on IN 3-D.

Dan Regan – trombone
No relation to Pat below, Dan’s a member of Reel Big Fish, and played the “bone” on “Your Horoscope For Today” on RUNNING WITH SCISSORS.

Pat Regan – keyboards
Recorded IN 3-D, DARE TO BE STUPID, and POLKA PARTY! Pat also joined Al onstage at the Starlight Amphitheater show in Burbank, June, 1984, and for a “practice show” the day before. He later went out on the ’85 Stupid Tour and part of the ’87 tour opening for the Monkees.

Bill Reichenbach – trombone
Listen for some classic slide work on “The Weird Al Show Theme”, and “Polka Power!” on RUNNING WITH SCISSORS.

Dorothy Remsen – harp
She’s heard at the end of “Ricky”, during the I Love Lucy Theme.

Marty Rifkin – pedal steel guitar
A long-time acquaintance of Bermuda & Jim, Marty added some great licks to “Truck Drivin’ Song” on RUNNING WITH SCISSORS and “TMZ” on ALPOCALYPSE.

John Roarke – spoken word vocal
Ed McMahon was out of town, so John handled Ed’s trademark ‘Hey-oh’ on “Here’s Johnny”.

Andrea Robinson – vocals
Backup vocals on IN 3-D, and at the Starlight Amphitheater show in Burbank, June, 1984.

The Roots
The house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon backed Al on a web-only performance of Good Old Days (October, 2009)

David Spinoza – guitar
Additional guitar on “Addicted To Spuds” for David Brenner’s Night Life TV show.

Bill Steinway – keyboards
Filled-in for Ruben for six shows in the summer of 1994.

The Step Sisters – vocals
Vocals on “Spatula City”.

Gary Stockdale – keyboard
The musical director for Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular, Gary also helped Al on “The Night Santa Went Crazy”, performed on the show.

Joe Sublet – saxophone
Recorded EVEN WORSE.

Bill Sutton – bass & vocals
During the 1992 Deep End tour, July 3rd in Peoria IL was a night where neither Jeff Mayer or Steve were available. Bill was recommended by the musician’s union, and Steve coached him over the phone and by Fedex. He performed very admirably under the circumstances!